James Backhouse, The Zoologist (1901)
“ I always think their summer plumage is not so deep or bright as the others that, at that time, are still flying along the sands in great flocks, and that even till the end of May are to be seen or heard flying northward to further breeding quarters. ”
James Backhouse, The Zoologist (1901)
“ For several years past, when observing birds on the coast of Yorkshire, the writer has taken particular notice of what may be looked upon as our commonest Wader—the Dunlin. He has also seen the species repeatedly at its breeding haunts upon some of the highest Yorkshire "Fells," and now ventures to offer a few remarks upon the subject for the benefit of those who, like himself, know and can appreciate these common and often despised little birds wherever they meet with them. ”
James Backhouse, The Zoologist (1898)
“ The occurrence of this comparatively rare British Bat in such large numbers is most interesting, and especially so because the young are of almost all ages—some so very juvenile as to be hardly capable of spreading their membranes. So little known are the young of this species that a few words by way of description, along with a photographic reproduction of a specimen taken after preservation, may not be out of place. During life the young Natterer's Bat is darker above than the adult, and noticeably paler beneath—in fact, nearly pure white. ”
